8
surrender(verb, drop, give, keep, withdraw)
7
cede(verb, drop, give, keep, withdraw)
7
revoke(verb, decline, reject, withdraw, deny)
7
swear off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, withdraw)
7
take back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, withdraw)
7
yield(verb, stop, drop, give, keep)
6
drop(verb, stop, reject, withdraw, abandon)
6
eschew(verb, stop, reject, abandon, have)
6
renege(verb, reject, withdraw, abandon, avoid)
5
dismiss(verb, remove, withdraw, deny, cancel)
5
perjure(verb, phrasal verb, law, give, promote)
5
rescind(verb, dismiss, withdraw, deny, cancel)
5
unsay(verb, withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse)
4
abnegate(verb, decline, reject, withdraw, abandon)
4
discard(verb, decline, reject, withdraw, abandon)
4
lie(verb, tell, true, falsehood, improbity)
4
refuse(verb, decline, reject, surrender, deny)
4
resile
4
sacrifice(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
4
spurn(verb, decline, reject, leave, abandon)
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